Navigating Narcissism - a Grace-Filled but Honest Approach

The Institute for Christian Psychology in partnership with Sojourn Community Church East is excited to announce two opportunities to hear from and to meet Dr. Chuck DeGroat acclaimed author of Leaving Egypt, Toughest People to Love, and Wholeheartedness: Busyness, Exhaustion, and Healing the Divided Self. Dr. DeGroat, theologian and psychologist at Western Seminary in Holland, MI is committed to spiritual and emotional formation for the sake of mission. He has participated in several church plants and has started two church-based clinical counseling centers. His academic specialization is in the intersection between psychology and the Bible.

We toss around the term ‘narcissist’ flippantly at times as we talk about politicians and television personalities, annoying colleagues or celebrity pastors. Narcissism doesn’t describe a person, created in God’s image, but a pattern of relating that can be grandiose, unempathetic, egocentric, manipulative, and abusive, at times. Let’s take a closer look at narcissism, beyond our typical caricatures and judgments, to better understand what fuels it, how it shows up, and how we might navigate it in our lives.